Person of the Year

When I heard who Time magazine chose to be their person of the year for 2006, I couldn't help but laugh. As the front cover suggests Time magazine named "You" as the person of the year. Basically, anyone who uses the Internet is the person of the year for 2006. So, congratulations, you too are the person of the year!

I find this to be rather lazy on the part of Time magazine. Rather than do research and come up with a person or organization that had a great effect on many people this year, they have simply said that lots of people are working together on the Internet. Part of their justification for this is:

"But look at 2006 through a different lens and you'll see another story, one that isn't about conflict or great men. It's a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It's about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people's network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace. It's about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes."

So, enjoy your new found fame, for, along with millions of others, you are The Person of the Year!